Child&#39;s cart



y 1947. J. E. MILBURN 2,420,088

CHILD S CART Filed Aug. 7, 1946 INVENTOR. JOHN 5 MIL BURN ATTORNEYPatented May 6, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFF-ICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in vehicles for children, andmore particularly to a cart adapted to accommodate twins.

An object of my invention is to provide an improved push cart having anovel construction which is capable of accommodating two children.

Another object of my invention is to provide an improved hand controlledvehicle of the kind characterized, embodying a simplified constructionwherein means is provided for carrying groceries or other objects inaddition to two children.

Other and further objects of my invention will be pointed outhereinafter or will be indicated in the appended claims, or will beobvious to one skilled in the art upon an understanding of the presentdisclosure. For the purpose of this application I have elected to showherein certain forms and details of a childrens vehicle representativeof my invention; it is to be understood, however, that the embodiment ofmy invention herein shown and described is for the purpose ofillustration only and that therefore it is not to be regarded asexhaustive of the variations of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a children's cart embodying theprinciples of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 3;and

Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, the front wheels I of the cart are mounted onan axle rod 2 while the rear wheels 3 are mounted on an axle rod 4.

Secured to the front axle rod 2 are two inverted L-shaped brackets 5which are suitably secured to and support the forward part of a box ortrunk 6 having a hinged lid 1. The rear part of the box or trunk 6 issuitably secured to the forwarded end of an angular floor member orplate 8, the rear end of which is formed with an upwardly bent part oreye which engages with and is supported by the rear axle rod 4.

Mounted on the rear axle rod 4 are two side brackets 9 having aninverted L shape, the said brackets being suitably secured to theopposite ends of a duplex seat Ill. The brackets 9 support the seat I ina raised position above the floor member 8. The rearedge of the seat isformed with two similarly rounded portions which are joined at theirinner ends, and secured as by screws, nails or other means to the saidrear edge is a back rest H which is also shaped to provide two roundedconnected back portions. The seat i0 and the back rest I l forms twoindividual seating sections capable of accommodating two children.Underlying the central portions of the seat I 6 and the box or trunk 6and secured thereto as by bolts or screws is an inverted U-shaped angleiron l2. The angle iron constitutes a brace member and also providesmeans for dividing the vehicles space above the floor member 8 into twoareas, whereby the legs and feet of the two children seated on the seatare maintained in separated positions. The angle iron 12 may be embodiedin other suitable forms if desired.

Pivotally secured as at l3 to the rear brackets 9 are two side bars Mwhich are connected at their rear ends by a handle l5. The side bars itare normally maintained in upward inclined positions by bolts and wingnuts which engage with the said bars and the back rest II. The removalof the bolts and wing nuts permits the bars l4 and handle IE to be swungforwardly to a folded position wherein the handle is positioned in frontof the vehicle. In such a folded position the vehicle may beconveniently stored or carried in an automobile.

Secured to the upper edge of the back rest H and to the box or trunk 6is an open frame or enclosure 16 for normally maintaining the childreninside the cart. The enclosure l6 also pro vides a hand and arm rest forthe children.

What I claim is:

In a cart for children, front and rear axle rods, wheels for supportingthe axle rods, front and rear pairs of brackets mounted on the axlerods,

a trunk supported at its front side by the front brackets, a seatsupported at its opposite ends on the rear brackets, the said seathaving a back formed with duplex curved portions, a floor mem-- bersecured at its rear end to the rear axle rod and at its front end to thetrunk, a centrally disposed brace and partition member secured to theseat and to the trunk, the said brace and partition member beingcentrally arranged to separate the space above the central part of thefloor member into two areas for the occupancy of the legs and feet oftwo children occupying the seat, and a handle member for wheeling thecart from place to place.

JOHN E. MEL-BURN.

